intellectual disability

• An estimated 20,000 families in Ireland caring for adults with intellectual disabilities face a crisis. There is no state plan for when the parents die. • Opening more respite housing would ease the pressure. • Easing overly strict regulations would help service providers to expand capacity. • It may be time to revisit policies related to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

EDITORIAL

For four years now, children with additional needs have been given the opportunity to try boxing, through a programme known as the High Five Boxing Academy. It has been driven by Dubliner Paddy Dingle, who has coached Irish international teams and been involved with the sweet science since he was a boy of 12.

Angela Shafer, community education coordinator from Northside Partnership in Dublin, wants to alert community workers to work being done in their area through SICAP that may be of help to people in other counties. Specifically, an initiative promoting financial inclusion among people with intellectual disabilities.